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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
6
The Elgin area near Jalay Aa Melvin Hangon is under quarantine for scarlet fever. Local residents report numerous social visits and travel around Elgin, West Union, Dundee, Sumner, and surrounding farms as neighbors help each other while health officials monitor the outbreak.
Worship services at multiple churches with times and superintendents listed. Illyria Church Sunday school at 10 am under LF Shaffer. Clermont Union Church hosts 11 15 pm service. Minister Joseph C. Warton extends a welcome to all to worship.
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Paul F. Zoschke invites worship and communion at 10 o clock Sunday. Sunday school follows at 11 o clock, with a Junior meeting at 2 p m and a worship service also at 2 p m. On Wednesday May 8 there is a prayer service at 8 p m and choir rehearsal at 9 p m with Chrystel Miller as organist.
Lutheran Church schedule for May 5 lists St. Olaf English service at 9 o clock, Marion Norse service at 11 o'clock, St. Olaf at 7 30 p m Luther League. Come to church you are welcome at each and every service. Dr S J Strandford pastor.
Seniors and juniors shared a Saturday April 27 Pot of Gold Banquet. The event featured a rainbow motif and tea roses. cocktails, name cards, and a multi part program led by Ethel Boyle. Speakers included Betty Elkema Miss Crowe and Phyllis Frieden with a vocal solo Over the Rainbow.
A large crowd attended Friday’s senior night performance marking their final high school show. Audiences praised the cast and the play as the best of the year with the death scene in act two drawing loud laughter and cheers. The production reportedly raised over 60 dollars.
The program notes upcoming senior activities May 7 at the state hospital in Independence for an educational visit then May 8th to Fayette for Senior Day. Upper Town is hosting an interesting program as part of the seniors' busy schedule.
The Elgin school calendar outlines events from May 1 exams for sixth and eighth grades from nearby rural schools, to May 17 or 20 for the annual exhibit. May 19 features a baccalaureate service and May 21 a senior breakfast followed by commencement. The school annual will be sent to Des Moines for spiral binding, with distribution in about two weeks.
The excerpt notes First and Second Grades reading Pedro with 2nd grade pupils also reading about Indians. It mentions Third and Fourth Grades practicing English writing letters and addressing envelopes in penmanship class.
The 6th and 4th grades form a bird club named the Goldfinch Club with James Dawson elected president Marilyn Falk named vice president and Edna Neilson secretary Lauretta Gilson has been absent with the flu Mr and Mrs Lawrence Stier and Sandra were dinner guests at Mrs Frieda Etter's home
Special CFI photo by William Westlake shows Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt arriving at Chicago airport from Kansas City on a recent western and middle western tour. The event captures the former first lady amid media attention and supporters during the midwestern leg of her journey.
Grandma Anna Schule, aged 106, celebrated her birthday in North Judson Indiana. Born in the country she immigrated to the United States 58 years ago. She is the mother of 9 children and has 20 grandchildren 52 great grandchildren and many great great grandchildren. She reads and sews without glasses and remains active at home.
Mrs Minnie Daniels and family entertained relatives Sunday. Mrs Oscar Frieden of Elkader, and Miss Anta Schupbach visited the Lehman and Dummermuth homes. Lorenz Schatz family from West Union called on Dena Dummermuth. Junior Jacob, with Lula Francielsen and Max Thoma driving, traveled to Waterlow last Thursday to enter the state music contest.
Mrs Geo N Schern spent Sunday in the E C Olesen home at Hawkeye.
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